For those that may be interested, the black in the photos above is tar from the ashtrays being used as they were intended. This table came out of a pool hall from the 60-70's. The chrome in the ashtray's is damaged from use. The castings themselves are in good condition but do have some slight wear. With some polishing the castings should look very good.
I cleaned the castings and trays today and removed the tar with a little scrubbing.
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Picture of worst Insert
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Also I would not expect perfect castings in trade. What I would expect is good cores with little to no pitting which could be polished or powder coated (similar condition to what I have).